Excel Program Inventions
Excel Program Inventions was founded in 1989 and specializes in developing expert programmer productivity software for the IBM i computing platform.
Benefitting from EPI software today ....
+ Happy Customers
+ Completed Conversions
Software Development
EPI's first national product offering, TARGET/400 is an award winning expert system designed to convert and restructure custom developed IBM S/36 RPG II and OCL applications to native mode applications for use on the AS/400 and IBM i computing platforms. The software provides comprehensive features for defining and implementing the DB2/400 database as well as converting S/36 menus, screen formats and data. TARGET/400 was jointly developed with the IBM Migration Assistant licensed program and is recommended by the IBM National Solution Center. It has repeatedly been IBM's tool of choice when providing conversion services to its S/36 customer base both in the U.S. and abroad.
With TARGET/400 firmly established as a market leader EPI went on to develop the Database Assistant, a field level database relations tool for the IBM i. This programmer productivity software is designed to dramatically speed up the maintenance cycle by allowing users to easily visualize the impact of changing any field/s in the DB2/400 database on user applications. The Database Assistant additionally provides functions to effectively manage and significantly accelerate file and program changes.
Database Assistant for the IBM i
Programmer productivity and database change management software
- The Database Assistant is designed to save IBM i shops time and money by radically reducing the manual programming effort required to apply field changes to database files and RPG applications on the IBM i.
The tool reduces RPG database maintenance projects by up to 80%. It does this by automatically pinpointing and globally applying qualified field changes to DDS source members and data files. The field changes are then automatically applied to any impacted RPG source programs and display and printer files. It's great for field expansion projects or adding new fields to the database.
Try it for free for 30 days and see for yourself how it will reduce your application maintenance costs time and time again.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If I buy a software license from EPI
how long
is it valid for?
It's a perpetual license you get to use the software for as long as you like on the designated system.
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After the free first years product
maintenance
runs out do I need to pay to renew it?
No extended product maintenance and support is optional but we advise it so you can continue to get product support and free upgrades and bug fixes when they come out.
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Do I have to buy a new license if I
upgrade or
change my machine?
No. To help with costs we offer license transfers at a 80% discount on the license fee so you can affordably port our software to a new machine and continue to use it. Upgrading to new hardware is expensive enough.
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How long does your
demo version of the software run for?
The no obligation Database Assistant trial download gives you 30 days to use the software inhouse for free so you can check it out before ordering.
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How long has EPI been
in business?
We have been developing and providing expert software solutions to customers since 1989.
Awards and Reviews
Product Excellence
TARGET/400 wins Midrange Computing Magazine's product excellence award.
User Rated as Excellent
Independent survey of numerous randomly selected TARGET/400 customers.
Second not good enough
But we did beat all the other S/36 convesion packages out there.
Volvo Case Study
Volvo modernizes its I.T. business operations using TARGET/400.Testimonials
Database Assistant Pricing
Standard License
Tier = Number of users
Tier 1 < 4=$2,850
Tier 2 < 6=$3,050
Tier 3 < 11=$3,300
Tier 4 < 16=$3,650
Tier 5 < 21=$3,950
Tier 6 > 20 = Contact Us
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+1 562 366-0350